Cover: The Sex Issue
Natural Urges: The founders of Botanica Erotica concoct a line of holistic sex products.

Users' Manuals: Hot tips for the sexually challenged.

Hot-Wired: After post-Cold War military contracts shriveled up, Silicon Valley took on a saucy new partner: pornography.

News: Living Together
Intentional communities gain a foothold in Sonoma County.

Usual Suspects: Bar none--behind Sonoma County Bar Association election-survey flap.

Suds 'n' Grub: Murphy's Irish Pub is a casual hangout with lots of lively atmosphere.

Heard It Through the Grapevine: Get to the root of all things wine.

Classical Murder: 'Felicia's Journey' gives us a serial killer in the Hitchcock mode.

Maternal Instinct: Undignified women win respect in 'All About My Mother.'

New Direction: Joe Diffie gets serious on latest CD, 'A Night To Remember.'

Politics of Self: Politico-folk rocker Bruce Cockburn gets personal on latest CD.

Cracker Van Beethoven: Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven come together for a reunion show.

SF Club Guide: Disco divas, hip-hop connoisseurs and salsa suaves to flannel-clad pinball players, jazz luminaries and more from the City by the Bay.

Get Jazzed: Complete SFJAZZ spring season schedule information.

Music Makers: 'Amadeus' and 'La Cage aux Folles' strike high notes.

Ticket to Ride: Author Douglas Coupland bypasses the topics of fame and fortune.